List of islands of Croatia

There are over a thousand islands in Croatia, the exact number varying by definitions, and they cover a total area of about 3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi).

[1] The number and classification of islands in Croatia varies over time and by different measurements, causing some domestic controversy when discrepancies are found.

[2] These are the larger ones, sorted approximately from northwest to southeast: The Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia classifies all landforms surrounded by water in the Adriatic Sea as islands (Croatian: otoci), islets (otočići) and rocks (hridi).

[3] According to measurements obtained in early 2000s the largest islands in the Adriatic Sea are Cres with an area of 405.70 km2 (156.64 sq mi), and Krk with an area of 405.22 km2 (156.46 sq mi) (In earlier literature, including atlases, Krk was usually cited as the largest island).

[4] Mark Biondich's Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands, and Culture puts the number of Croatian islands at 1,246.